Things To Do in Ward, South Carolina

Inscription. [Front] This church was founded ca. 1805 at the plantation of John Spann, Jr. about 1 mi. N. Bishop Francis Asbury preached there in 1807 and 1811. The first church on this site was built and the cemetery was established ... More on HMDB

Choose and cut Christmas trees, Cutting, bailing and loading services, freshly made wreaths & garlands; canteen services, picnic facilities, ample parking, weekend hayrides to fields. Christmas tree varieties: U-Choose and Cut your ... More on pickyourownchristmastree

Inscription. [Front] This is the family cemetery of Mathias Jones (1779-1829), planter, merchant, and state representative 1814-17. Jones moved from Virginia to Ridge Spring, in what was then Edgefield District, about 1800. He, his ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Donated in 1998 to the Town of Johnston in memory of the "Edwards Brothers, " V. E. Edwards and E. B. Edwards, by children: Mrs. V. E. Edwards, Jr. Mrs. Helen H. Herlong, Mrs Mary E. Mathis, Mrs. Iza E. Salter, and by ... More on HMDB

Inscription. [Front], This cemetery, dating to the early 19th century, was originally the Watson and Boatwright family cemetery before it was enlarged to become the town cemetery. Many descendants of Capt. Michael Watson (1726-1782) ... More on HMDB

Inscription. [Front] Johnstons first school opened on this site in 1873. The Male and Female Academy was a boarding school, with Rev. Luther Broaddus as its first principal. Alternately a private and public school during its early ... More on HMDB

Inscription. President, Charlotte Columbia, and Augusta Railroad, Commissary General of N. C. C. S. A. , Erected by Mrs. A. B. Andrews. , Location. 33° 49.933′ N, 81° 48.05′ W. Marker is in Johnston, South Carolina, ... More on HMDB

Located in the rolling hills of west central South Carolina Johnston was founded in 1870 when the first railroad came through. The town's business district combines contemporary convenience ... More on Johnstonsc.us

Inscription. Johnston, founded in 1868 as Johnston's Station on the Charlotte, Columbia, & Augusta Railroad and also known as Johnson's Turn Out, was named for railroad president William Johnston. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This site, approximately halfway between Augusta and Columbia, was the location of Jacob Odom's house, where George Washington spent the night of May 21, 1791, on his trip northward through South Carolina. His escort ... More on HMDB